Collaboration Over Competition - With Rotary Club of Upper Kololo
Fun & Family; A Movie Lover’s Haven
T he Movie fellowship was originally conceived by of the Rotary Club of Kiwatule. It has been on for the last twelve years and runs every last Wednesday of the month at the Cineplex cinema at Acacia Mall. Over the years they have collected over towards projects. They are also behind the Annual 5A Side soccer gala that engages over 30 clubs across District 9213. As a 3 year old club, we seek to learn from those that have gone before us. The innovativeness especially around member engagement is one that we at RC Upper Kololo are looking to learn from. So it was exciting when the Unity President of RC Kiwatule Henry Katongole invited our President Filbert Kinyanda to collaborate along with the Rotary Club of Kampala Sunshine in the monthly movie fellowship. This not only engages members but also puts real money in our project coffers as 50% of the ticket price/collection goes to the club. Engaging people over preferred activities is a win-win situation as they not only give but also receive tangible benefits such as entertainment, wellness and social networking. This being a Unity year, DG Geofrey Kitakule has actively encouraged collaboration over competition. This is especially important as the pressure to win awards, was slowly building a culture of unhealthy competion which was threatening to override the purpose of Rotary which is Service.
I was proud of our club that our first outing on Wednesday 27 August saw us raise UGX 200,000 towards our projects. Despite the late publicity and various fundraisers ongoing in the same week iincluding Rotary Cancer run and wedding pledges to our member Owen Nahamya’s wedding function, we still managed to sell 20 tickets. This points to the generosity of the club members. Personally, I used this opportunity to merge my two loves; my family and Rotary over popcorn and a beautiful movie story- ‘Nobody II.’ But you know what excited me the most? It was the fact that my family contributed in their own little way towards helping humanity. Transferring that UGX 200,000 to the club project treasury brought a certain warmth to my heart. Our goal as a club is to raise at least USD 1000 per year from the sale of these movie tickets which means we need to sell at least 40 tickets per month in the subsequent ones. I invite you all to participate in this win win opportunity to merge fun, family and Rotary.
The Golden Wagon . Issue One 23
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